At War

Rock

The next At War concert is scheduled for Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Metal Threat Fest in Elgin, IL, United States. See all 4 upcoming concerts

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Top Songs By At War

Listen to Ordered to Kill by At War, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ordered to KillAt War

Listen to The Hammer by At War, see lyrics, music video & more!

The HammerAt War

Listen to Ilsa (She-wolf of the S.S.) by At War, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ilsa (She-wolf of the S.S.)At War

Semper FiAt War

Listen to Rapechase by At War, see lyrics, music video & more!

RapechaseAt War

Listen to Gutless Sympathizer by At War, see lyrics, music video & more!

Gutless SympathizerAt War

Listen to Dawn of Death by At War, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dawn of DeathAt War

Listen to Eat Lead by At War, see lyrics, music video & more!

Eat LeadAt War

Listen to Capitulation by At War, see lyrics, music video & more!

CapitulationAt War

Listen to Mortally Wounded by At War, see lyrics, music video & more!

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Upcoming Concerts for At War

More albums from At War

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ALBUMRetaliatory StrikeAt War

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About At War

Hometown

Virginia, United States

Born

1983

Genre

Rock

Originally formed in 1984, Virginia-based heavy metal trio At War featured Paul Arnold (vocals/bass), Shawn Helsel (guitar), and Dave Stone (drums). After circulating their Eat Lead demo, they recorded two albums of raw, visceral speed metal: 1986's Ordered to Kill and 1988's Retaliatory Strike. Released by the tiny New Renaissance label and suffering from somewhat dicey production quality, these quickly got lost amid the glut of thrash metal bands doing the rounds back then -- despite some rather good songwriting. Discouraged, At War broke up shortly thereafter, when Helsel reportedly moved on to a funk-metal-fusion direction. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia